After the New Year’s Eve Tragedy: Her Icy Return
Chapter 38 Helen’s Confidence.
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“Got it,” Helen nodded obediently. Then something came to mind, and she asked, “Uncle Liam, is your business trip really urgent? Aren’t you coming to the design competition tomorrow?”
Liam paused momentarily and lightly smacked his forehead. “Oh no, I completely forgot about something so important.”
Helen, then convinced him sweetly, “Tomorrow means a lot to me. I really want you there with me. Can’t you delay the trip for just one day?”
If Liam wasn’t there to see her win the award, she’d feel disappointed.
Liam looked hesitant. After a long pause, he finally said, “I don’t want to miss your competition Jeither. But, this business trip is really important–I can’t afford to delay it, not even for a
moment.”
Helen’s heart sank.
In the past, no matter how big or urgent something was, a little sweet talk from her could always make Liam push it aside.
She wondered what could be so serious this time that she couldn’t even sway him.
Seeing the troubled look on his face, she asked curiously, “What’s so important?”
Liam sighed. “Not long ago, our factory took on a huge order. It’s the deadline for deliver, but we’re behind on production because of a material shortage. Now the customer doesn’t want it anymore and even wants a refund on the deposit. I’m going to try and renegotiate with them.”
This was the biggest order the factory had ever taken. If it went through, the profit would be substantial.
However, if the customer backed out, the whole batch of clothes might end up being wasted.
Helen had heard about the order before, but she didn’t think it was such a big deal. “If he doesn’t want it anymore, talking to him again won’t change anything.
Liam frowned. “You don’t understand. This isn’t some small batch. We put a lot of manpower, materials, and money into this. If we can’t sell it, the factory might not even make payroll next month.”
He knew that it was his fault.
When ordering fabric, he misread the numbers on the form, which led to a shortage of materials.
It had taken days just to reorder the missing fabric, and by the time it arrived, the customer had already changed their mind.
Helen didn’t take it seriously and smiled. “It’s not that bad, Uncle Liam.”
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Chapter 38 Helen’s Confidence
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She thought that Liam was probably just overreacting.
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“Don’t worry, Uncle Liam,” she said confidently. “There’ll be lots of fashion industry bosses at the competition tomorrow. As long as I win the grand prize, our company will get noticed. We won’t have any trouble selling that batch of clothes then.”
Helen isn’t wrong. If she really made a name for herself at the competition, the factory might get a flood of new orders. That stuck batch would be the least of their problems.
But… What if she didn’t win?
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